Continuing this week’s VMAs celebration, the latest edition of From The Vault spotlights a memorable performance from the show’s rich archive. Today, we present Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, and Jessie J‘s blazing show-opening performance at the VMAs 2024.

MTV fired from all cylinders with the kick-off of its 31st annual Video Music Awards ceremony, commencing the festivities with three of that year’s biggest hitmakers.

Ms. Grande graced the stage first with a futuristic rendition of her EDM hit, ‘Break Free,’ once again showcasing her remarkable vocal talent. Next up was the evening’s hostess with the mostest, Nicki Minaj, delivering a stunning sting with ‘Anaconda’ in a manner that left nothing to be desired: charisma, flow, and boundless energy.

The duo then united with Jessie J to perform their global sensation, ‘Bang Bang,’ and not even a wardrobe malfunction could deter them from stealing the show from the get-go.

What an exciting time! While female collaborations are now the standard in a post-‘WAP’ world, this was far from the case in the mid-2010s. This song alone felt like a monumental event, but this performance, along with several subsequent reunions from the ladies, elevated it to even greater heights. Almost a decade has passed, and it remains as thrilling as ever. Kudos ladies!

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After weeks of speculation, Teyana Taylor has confirmed that she and husband Iman Shumpert have indeed split.

However, the multihyphenate star is also making sure to set the record straight on the circumstances surrounding the end of their 7-year marriage and 10-year relationship.

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There’s no sophomore slump in sight for Olivia Rodrigo.

For, the GRAMMY winner’s sophomore album ‘Guts’ has stormed its way to the top of the Billboard 200.

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Jagged Edge star Brandon Casey has revealed that he was involved in a serious car crash.

And it appears the singer had a serious brush with a potentially catastrophic outcome.

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Chris Brown is not renowned for holding back when it comes to his peers.

And that trajectory continued today, in the wake of remarks made by his one-time collaborator Tinashe. 

The pair teamed up for the song ‘Player’ back in 2015 when they were labelmates on RCA Records. 

Currently promoting her new album ‘BB/ANG3L,’ Tinashe stopped by the Zach Sang Show on amp Radio, where she plugged the project and reflected on her journey in music thus far.

The latter is where and how the singer appears to have sparked annoyance within Brown – and it wasn’t long before he let her know.

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In incredibly sad news, it has been announced that Irish Grinstead – member of R&B group 702 – has died.

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After watching her latest EP, ‘Tori,’ be greeted with critical acclaim, 2x GRAMMY winner Tori Kelly is hoping for a similar reception for the project’s deluxe edition.

Delivered via Epic Records, the revamped issue of ‘Tori’ includes audio versions three live records of ‘Missin U’ (R&B Edit), ‘Shelter,’ and ‘Alive If I Die‘ – all originally recorded for VEVO.

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Sexyy Red has Billboard perusers seeing red thanks to the out-of-the-box success of her latest single ‘Skeeyee.’

Officially unveiled June 9 as part of her sophomore EP, ‘Hood Hottest Princess,’ the scorching, Tay Keith-produced track caught fire on TikTok in the months following its release and finally blazed a course to the Hot 100.

In fact, its success on the video-based app was so pervasive the Music Bible crowned the ‘Hood Princess’ the first to sit on the throne of an entire new chart.

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With ‘Fine Ho, Stay,’ the highly anticipated sophomore album from Southern Rap princess Flo Milli, getting closer to its delivery date, the 23-year-old has lifted the lid on yet another taste from the tracklist: ‘Chocolate Rain.‘

“Oh, b-tch, behave for your mama-ma / Come taste this wave, cocoa, na-na-na (Ha, ha, ha) / Go insane, I go, “La-la-la” / Make this chocolate rain fall like wat-ta-ta,” she raps on the Young Fyre-produced track.

Coming just weeks after the unveiling of the equally sweet ‘Fruit Loop’ and ‘Hot Box,’ get a taste of ‘Chocolate’ inside.

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To say the reunion of Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, and Nelly Furtado sent music lovers into a frenzy would be an understatement.

After ample teasing about the once-mystery tune in July, Timbo followed in August with official news he had reunited with Timberlake and Furtado for the new song ‘Keep Going Up’ – their first offering as a trio since hitting #1 on the Hot 100 with the smash hit ‘Give It To Me’ in 2007.

Believed to be the first single from Tim’s forthcoming solo project, ‘Keep Going Up’ seems poised to live up to its namesake if its opening on this week’s main hitlist is any suggestion.

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Ahead of the release of the 22-track deluxe edition of her latest Billboard 200 top 10 album, ‘Chemistry,’ on September 22, GRAMMY & EMMY-winning diva Kelly Clarkson is giving fans a taste of what to expect from the expanded set with new song ‘Roses.’

“It’s too late for roses, they’ll die in a day / You can’t put a Band-Aid on the way that we’re breakin’ / It’s too late for diamonds, they all come with chains / So don’t waste your money on it, we can’t be saved,” she sings on the chorus of the Jesse Shatkin-produced cut.

One of five new songs and remixes set to line the re-release, hop inside to hear ‘Roses’ courtesy of Atlantic Records.

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As is no uncommon feat, the week’s top Hot 100 debut was deliverd by Rap royal Nicki Minaj.

Coming courtesy of the ‘Last Time I Saw You,’ the second single from her forthcoming album ‘Pink Friday 2‘ (slated for digital shelves November 17), Nicki is printed at #23 with the ATL Jacob-produced tune – an entry that marked her record-extending 133rd appearance on the hitlist and 71st top 40 hit.

In fact, the only female act to boast more top 40 hits is Taylor Swift (119).

While her beloved fans, affectionately called #Barbz, were toasting that win, Minaj – who pulled double duty on this week’s MTV VMAs as host and performer – gave them more to celebrate with the unveiling of another ‘Pink Friday 2’ cut: ‘Big Difference.’

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